Whats new in Sitecore 8.1

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   Sitecore 8.1
   New features
   December 2015
   

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   Agenda
   • Experience Platform / Experience Management
   • Language Fallback
   • IP GeoLocation
   • Device Detection
   • FxM Improvements
   • Content Testing
   • Experience Editor
   • General Technical Updates
   

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   Simplify Options and
   Drive Adoption
   Experience Management (CMS)
   Experience Platform (xDB)
   

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   Marketing Apps Federated Experience
   Sitecore Experience Platform
   Segmentation (List Manager) Experience Analytics
   Web Experience Email Experience
   Experience Automation
   Experience Content Manager Experience Optimization
   Experience Profile
   Mobile Experience
   EXPERIENCE PLATFORM
   CRM
   Media
   SharePoint
   CONNECT
   Microsoft Technology Stack
   Sitecore Cloud Services on Microsoft Azure
   Print
   Commerce
   E-mail
   UI / SPEAK
   FOUNDATION
   Content Experience Database
   ADD-ONS
   Commerce
   

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   Marketing Apps Federated Experience
   Sitecore Experience Management
   Segmentation (List Manager) Experience Analytics
   Web Experience Email Experience
   Experience Automation
   Experience Content Manager Experience Optimization
   Experience Profile
   Mobile Experience
   EXPERIENCE PLATFORM
   CRM
   Media
   SharePoint
   CONNECT
   Microsoft Technology Stack
   Sitecore Cloud Services on Microsoft Azure
   Print
   Commerce
   E-mail
   UI / SPEAK
   FOUNDATION
   ADD-ONS
   Commerce
   Content Experience Database
   

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   Experience Management
   Designed to support customers not ready
   for the entire Experience Platform.
   Provides a simple upgrade path for 6 & 7
   non-DMS customers.
   Enabled in configuration or through
   license capabilities.
   

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   Experience Platform Features
    Content Editing • xEditor (inline text and design editor)
   • Content Editor (content-only editing – designed recoupled)
    Experience Explorer • Design and marketing simulator, see and experience site prior to publishing
    Detection Services • Detect the visitors device details
   • Locate the visitor based on their IP address
    Personalization • Rules engine + author interface with access to in-session and historical visitor data.
   • Rules development framework for creating custom conditions
    Campaign Creation Tool • Step-by-step tool for creating + publishing multichannel campaigns
   • In context reports with drill links to more detailed reports
    Experience Optimization • Test all content and design changes and produce reports + insights
    xAnalytics, xProfile & Path Analyzer • All of Sitecore’s reports fueled by xDB’s data.
    Federated Experience Manager • Inject content and track experiences on non-Sitecore sites.
    Web forms for marketers
   • Create forms in a user friendly environment
   • Post data to the visitors history, extract lists or integrate with 3rd party systems
   • Marketing automation, track dropout, test and analyze behavior
    Print Experience Manager • Online Document Generator, Rendition Builder
    Sitecore Commerce • Merchandiser Manager
   • Commerce Engagement Automation
    Sitecore Social (including Komfo & Social Connect)
   • Publish social content to various social networks from Sitecore management interfaces
   • Social login integration capabilities
   • Komfo social monitoring and management
    Email Experience Manager, List Management, Segmentation &
   Automation
   • Create and send mass emails with personalization and advanced tracking tools
   • Create dynamic segments from xDB’s contacts
   • Import and new contacts from external files
   • Marketing automation through drag and drop interface, custom rules and actions are supported
    Fully Compatible  Compatible with limits  Not Compatible
   

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   Experience Management Features
    Content Editing • xEditor (inline text and design editor)
   • Content Editor (content-only editing – designed recoupled)
    Experience Explorer • Design and marketing simulator, see and experience site prior to publishing
    Detection Services (in-session only) • Detect the visitors device details
   • Locate the visitor based on their IP address
    Personalization – Current Interaction • Rules engine + author interface with access to in-session visitor data ONLY.
   • Rules development framework for creating custom conditions
    Personalization – Historical • Rules engine + author interface with access to historical visitor data.
   • Rules development framework for creating custom conditions
    Campaign Creation Tool (in-session only) • Step-by-step tool for creating + publishing multichannel campaigns
   • In context reports with drill links to more detailed reports
    Experience Optimization • Test all content and design changes and produce reports + insights
    xAnalytics, xProfile & Path Analyzer • All of Sitecore’s reports fueled by xDB’s data.
    Federated Experience Manager • Inject content and track experiences on non-Sitecore sites.
    Web forms for marketers (store in SQL database)
   • Create forms in a user friendly environment
   • Post data to the forms database, extract lists or integrate with 3rd party systems
   • Marketing automation, track dropout, test and analyze behavior
    Print Experience Manager • Online Document Generator, Rendition Builder
    Sitecore Commerce (no experience tracking) • Merchandiser Manager
   • Commerce Engagement Automation
    Sitecore Social (no social content stored in profile)
   • Publish social content to various social networks from Sitecore management interfaces
   • Social login integration capabilities
   • Komfo social monitoring and management
    Email Experience Manager, List Management, Segmentation &
   Automation
   • Create and send mass emails with personalization and advanced tracking tools
   • Create dynamic segments from xDB’s contacts
   • Import and new contacts from external files
   • Marketing automation through drag and drop interface, custom rules and actions are supported
    Fully Compatible  Compatible with limits  Not Compatible
   

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   Sitecore Experience Platform // Technology
   Sitecore© Experience Database™
   SESSION STATE
   COLLECTION
   CONTENT DELIVERY
   INDEXING
   PROCESSING
   REPORTING DATA
   REPORTING SERVICE
   EXPERIENCE PROFILE
   EXPERIENCE ANALYTICS EXPERIENCE CHANNELS
   MARKETING AUTOMATION
   Sitecore© Experience Management
   

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    Sitecore Experience Management // Technology
    Sitecore© Experience Database™
    SESSION STATE
    COLLECTION
    CONTENT DELIVERY
    INDEXING
    PROCESSING
    REPORTING DATA
    REPORTING SERVICE
    EXPERIENCE PROFILE
    EXPERIENCE ANALYTICS EXPERIENCE CHANNELS
    MARKETING AUTOMATION
    Sitecore© Experience Management
    

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    Enhanced Language &
    Localization Support
    Language Fallback
    

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    Language Fallback
    Simplifies management across multiple
    languages or regions
    Allows content to fall-back to another
    language version
    ◼ Per Site
    ◼ Per Language
    ◼ Item Level
    ◼ Field Level
    Off by default.
    Keep an eye on the performance cost!
    https://doc.sitecore.net/sitecore_experience_platform/language_fallback
    

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    Language Fallback // Item Level
    Enable Item Fallback
    Enables fallback functionality for this
    item. If no published version exists for
    context item, fallback will be used.
    Enforce Version Presence
    Item will return 404 if no version exists for
    context language.
    

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    Language Fallback // Field Level
    Enable field level fallback
    Enables unpopulated fields to take their
    value from the fallback language version.
    Enable versioned field level fallback
    Enables fallback settings for a specific
    field for a specific language.
    

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    Sitecore Integrated
    Services
    IP Geo-location
    Device Detection
    

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    Detection Services // IP Geo-Location
    IP Geolocation integrated into the
    platform
    Cloud-based service, hosted and
    delivered by Sitecore
    Includes individual version support 6.4.1,
    6.5, 6.6, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.5, 8.0, 8.1 and later
    Subscription sign-up through the Sitecore
    App Center
    https://doc.sitecore.net/sitecore_experience_platform/ip_geolocation
    

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    Detection Services // Device Detection
    Allows personalisation on over 650 device
    capabilities.
    • Rules for Component Personalisation
    • Rules for Devices
    • Analytics
    Device Detection integrated as a part of the
    platform in 8.1 and is not backwards
    compatible.
    All detections occur on the Content Delivery
    server for website performance
    Subscription sign up through the Sitecore App
    Center
    https://doc.sitecore.net/sitecore_experience_platform/device_detection
    

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    Additional Power on
    External Sites (FXM)
    Webforms for Marketers Support
    Capture External Data
    Outcomes
    

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    Federated Experience Manager // More
    Web Forms for Marketers support
    ◼ Place forms on non-Sitecore websites
    ◼ MVC forms support only
    Support for capturing custom data values
    in external websites;
    ◼ Form data
    ◼ URL parameters
    ◼ Page Element values (such as monetary values)
    Outcomes support
    https://doc.sitecore.net/sitecore_experience_platform/federated_experience_manager
    

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    Other Improvements
    Content Testing
    Experience Editor
    

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    Improvements // Content Testing
    Two KPIs added to each rule in the dialog
    ◼ Effect measures how the rule improves
    Engagement Value based on past tests
    ◼ Reach measures the percentage of site visitors
    that have seen the rule
    Ability to Cancel Tests
    Better logic for tests on multiple languages
    and devices
    ◼ Allow users to run individual tests on the same
    page in different languages
    ◼ Test of content changes are now across devices,
    as the page items content is shared between
    devices
    ◼ Better help and information to the users over
    these features
    78%
    22%
    https://doc.sitecore.net/sitecore_experience_platform/content_testing
    

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    Improvements // Experience Editor
    ‘Versions’ tab was added to the ribbon.
    Ability to toggle between and edit
    different versions in the Experience
    Editor.
    

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    Improvements // Experience Editor
    Ability to toggle between the shared or
    final layout of a page.
    Edit the layout shared between version or
    the specifically versioned layout.
    

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    Improvements // Experience Editor
    Validations and proofing is now available
    for the editors in the Experience Editor.
    Page validation is highlighted below the
    ribbon.
    Field validations are highlighted in place
    on the page.
    

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    Technical Updates
    ASP.NET MVC
    SPEAK
    MongoDB
    

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    Improvements // web.config reduction
    Creation of App_Config/Sitecore.config
    Web.config reduced from 4000 to 250 lines
    

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    Improvements // ASP.NET MVC
    MVC support update
    ◼ Sitecore will ship with ASP.Net MVC 5.2.3.
    ◼ MVC Layouts, Controller Renderings and View Renderings support MVC Areas.
    ◼ Improved support for IDependencyResolver in SitecoreControllerFactory
    ◼ Option to insert MVC Layout in Layouts folder.
    

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    Improvements // SPEAK
    SPEAK Core framework
    ◼ Release of a new Core v2.0
    ⚫ Binding
    ⚫ Composite Components
    Component Library
    ◼ Release of Component Library v2.0
    Maintenance
    ◼ 7.5 Updates
    ◼ 8.0 Updates
    ◼ Bugfixes in the v1.1 Core and Library for 8.1
    Platform Education And Knowledge
    Transfer
    ◼ Guidance Repository 1.0
    ⚫ Code Guidelines and styles
    ⚫ For internal and external users
    https://doc.sitecore.net/speak
    

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    Improvements // MongoDB
    The current version of MongoDB is now supported which contains many new features as
    well as performance enhancements.
    Utilises the Mongo 1.10 driver only
    Mongo 2.0 driver is not supported
    Support for the following MongoDB Database Versions:
    ◼ MongoDB 2.6 mmapv1
    ◼ MongoDB 3.0.4 mmapv1
    ◼ MongoDB 3.0.4 WiredTiger
    

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    Next Steps
    

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    Instructions for Installing Sitecore XP 8.1
    • You need to get access to the Sitecore Partner
    Network (SPN)
    • Check the “How to download and install Sitecore XP
    8.1 guide”
    • https://spn.sitecore.net/Products/NEW Sitecore XP 8_1.aspx
    • Request your Partner License (SPN)
    • Sitecore XP 8.1 requires a new type of License
    • https://spn.sitecore.net/en/Partner-Resources/Partner-License.aspx
    • Install Sitecore Experience Platform 8.1 Initial Release
    Note: Partner will need to be compliant in the Sitecore Partner Program to access SPN and request the Sitecore license key
    

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    Where Can I Find Out More?
    More information
    Stay tuned for more enablement
    initiatives
    ◼ http://community.sitecore.net
    ◼ Partner Newsletter and Sitecore Partner
    Network
    ◼ Developer Hangouts on Sitecore 8
    ⚫ http://plus.google.com/+sitecore
    Contact your local Sitecore Tech Presales
    and Services
    8.1 Assets
    http://doc.sitecore.net
    http://dev.sitecore.net
    http://spn.sitecore.net – JetStream 8.1
    http://launchsitecore.net
    Request a new 8.1 license file!
    ◼ https://spn.sitecore.net/en/Partner-
    Resources/Partner-License.aspx
    

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    Questions?
    

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